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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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